Alee

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • ad. At, on, or to the leeward side.
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  • ad. On the lee side of a ship; to leeward.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • ad. On or toward the lee, or the side away from the wind; the opposite of aweather. The helm of a ship is alee when pressed close to the lee side.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Nautical, on or toward the lee side of a ship or boat, that is, the sheltered side, on which the wind does not strike; away from the wind: opposed to aweather (which see).
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • ad. on or toward the lee
    • Equivalent
    luff alee   
    Cross Reference
    helm's alee! hard alee!   
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